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Nehemiah 5:2

For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.”

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Nehemiah 5:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

Nehemiah 5:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Some of them were saying, “We have many sons and daughters in our families. To eat and stay alive, we need grain.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

Nehemiah 5:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.

Nehemiah 5:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Some of them said, “We have large families! We need some grain ⸤if we are going⸥ to eat and stay alive.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

There were those who were saying, “Our sons and daughters, we are many. We must get grain so that we may eat and live.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Some of them were saying, “We and our sons and daughters have increased our numbers. Now there are many of us. We have to get some grain so we can eat and stay alive.”

Nehemiah 5:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For there were those who said, “We, our sons and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live.”


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